Heterogeneous resistance to vancomycin and teicoplanin among Staphylococcus spp. isolated from bacteremia

Heterogeneous resistance to vancomycin and teicoplanin among Staphylococcus spp. isolated from bacteremia

This study evaluated the BHIA screening method with 4 or 6 mug/mL of vancomycin to detect glycopeptides heteroresistant staphylococci strains isolated from bacteremia. A total of 213 staphylococci strains were isolated from 106 patients between October/2001 and November/2002 in a tertiary hospital i...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Ferreira Nunes, Ricardo Pinto Schuenck, Carla Callegário Reis Bastos, Mônica Maria F. Magnanini, Jacinta B. Long, Natália Lopes Pontes Iorio, Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Staphylococci
vancomycin and teicoplanin heteroresistance
population analysis profile
vancomycin agar screen
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